BEHIND THE BUILD: Original is an interesting word, but one rarely used in the true sense of the word, but it is the ONLY word we’ve got to describe our sub 250cc People Choice winner for 2016. While the design proportions are openly inspired by 1913 Harley Davidsons, the path taken to get there is something else. A US sourced agricultural motor, turned on its end, a springer front end borrowed from a bicycle and key components beefed up to handle the load, mountain bike brakes, rip cord starting procedure (demonstrations on the day were crowd pleasing to say the least), a hand-made frame and stainless tank plus an open carb bell mouth wide enough to risk sucking in wildlife on narrow mountain roads. Custom motorcycling at its finest – What’s not to love! In fact, when he had finished the build, Ritsuno loved the machine so much he’s made three more with various engine and colour schemes to keep this one company.